ALS, 10 Mar 1934

836 Nelson
Sedro Woolley Wn
Mar 10, 1934
Dear Rena & all-:
Rec’d your letter a day or so ago.
Yes we have a new arrival at our house.
He is doing fine and so am I. Remember
I told you folks I bet I had twins?
Well I did. You remember I got big so
quick there just when we first came
up to your place to pick up apples? Well
apparently something happened to one of
them just at the time I was picking
grapes or thereabouts. The boy was born
& then when the after birth came there
were 2 & fastened to one was a perfect
baby boy only 4 mo. along. The Dr. said,
“well I never heard of that before” & I asked
him what was the matter & he looked
funny and told me I wanted to see it
& so he showed it to me. He said
it was a wonder I carried the babies
[verso]
as long as I did. Baby was 3 wks. premature.
He told Jess that it was a wonder either
the baby or I was alive. He said the
4 mo. baby was perfectly preserved &
that Bobbie Lee didn’t show affects altho
we did have a time with him at first.
He (Dr.) asked me if anything unusual
had happened at 4 mo. and I figured
back & found it was the time we were
picking grapes & that I’d had a
running off of the bowels & that I’d
had some rather hard pains & the
feeling that I wanted to let loose
and everything would go, but that I wouldn’t
& some way got thru (you remember my
telling you about it?) I’m glad it’s over
now. I had pains off & on for 10 days
before he came but the Dr. said (at the
time) it was letting down pains but
I fooled him. He got here just in time
to hand J. the ether & I got a big breath
“2”
of it & Bobby Lee was here. I had a friend
who was a nurse come & stay with me that
afternoon & she said she’d stay all nite
as I’d been having pains all nite & all
day. She & I worked getting things straightened
& the bed made & things ready if there
should be a “party” altho neither one tho’t
there really would be as the Dr. said
my time wasn’t up yet. At 4 in in afternoon
the pains were ½ hr. then at 5 closer &
by 6- 15 min. She dashed to a neighbors
& phoned Jess to come home that nite &
he got here at 7:00 we sent him to town
to get a few necessary things & then to a neighbors
to get a bed pan & then to call the Dr. In the
mean time the nurse game me a bath.
I climbed in the tub & then she helped
me dress (in nitie & kimono). I sat on a chair
by the kitchen stove (pains 5 min) & while
no sooner had Jess got into the Mrs. Millers
house to phone the Dr. than I had a hard
pain & the water broke. I sent Donna to get
daddy quick she went running down the
sidewalk yelling Jess at the top of her
[verso]
voice & he came running back & put me
to bed (carried me in the bdrm) dashed back
& called the Dr. who was out on a call.
He got here without his OB bag & baby
came at 8:20 - things happened didn’t they?
I had some linen thread & the Dr used
that to tie babys cord. He had no scales
with him but said baby weighed about
5 ½ lbs. Jess was to have his 2 days off
in a day or two but called up the Ha[??]
& they let him stay home then for 4 days
& nites and he’s been coming home nites
ever since. (He had to sleep on a ward
for the first 3 mo.) baby is doing fine
& is very good. He lets me sleep nites
except at feeding time. I really haven’t
written any letters since baby came. This
one to you is my 2nd. I have to wash his
clothes & take care of him & then you see
my grandmother got here two days after
he was born & is helping me. She
sure keeps things going. We are getting
some sewing done too. Guess I’d better
close & get supper- Lots of Love
Gladys, Donna, Bobbie Lee & Jess
[Envelope]
Mrs. M.L. Matson Zillah, Wash.
[envelope verso]
Mrs. J.L. Babcock. 836 Nelson-Sedro Woolley Wn

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836 Nelson
Sedro Woolley Wn
Mar 10, 1934
Dear Rena & all-:
Rec’d your letter a day or so ago.
Yes we have a new arrival at our house.
He is doing fine and so am I. Remember
I told you folks I bet I had twins?
Well I did. You remember I got big so
quick there just when we first came
up to your place to pick up apples? Well
apparently something happened to one of
them just at the time I was picking
grapes or thereabouts. The boy was born
& then when the after birth came there
were 2 & fastened to one was a perfect
baby boy only 4 mo. along. The Dr. said,
“well I never heard of that before” & I asked
him what was the matter & he looked
funny and told me I wanted to see it
& so he showed it to me. He said
it was a wonder I carried the babies
[verso]
as long as I did. Baby was 3 wks. premature.
He told Jess that it was a wonder either
the baby or I was alive. He said the
4 mo. baby was perfectly preserved &
that Bobbie Lee didn’t show affects altho
we did have a time with him at first.
He (Dr.) asked me if anything unusual
had happened at 4 mo. and I figured
back & found it was the time we were
picking grapes & that I’d had a
running off of the bowels & that I’d
had some rather hard pains & the
feeling that I wanted to let loose
and everything would go, but that I wouldn’t
& some way got thru (you remember my
telling you about it?) I’m glad it’s over
now. I had pains off & on for 10 days
before he came but the Dr. said (at the
time) it was letting down pains but
I fooled him. He got here just in time
to hand J. the ether & I got a big breath
“2”
of it & Bobby Lee was here. I had a friend
who was a nurse come & stay with me that
afternoon & she said she’d stay all nite
as I’d been having pains all nite & all
day. She & I worked getting things straightened
& the bed made & things ready if there
should be a “party” altho neither one tho’t
there really would be as the Dr. said
my time wasn’t up yet. At 4 in in afternoon
the pains were ½ hr. then at 5 closer &
by 6- 15 min. She dashed to a neighbors
& phoned Jess to come home that nite &
he got here at 7:00 we sent him to town
to get a few necessary things & then to a neighbors
to get a bed pan & then to call the Dr. In the
mean time the nurse game me a bath.
I climbed in the tub & then she helped
me dress (in nitie & kimono). I sat on a chair
by the kitchen stove (pains 5 min) & while
no sooner had Jess got into the Mrs. Millers
house to phone the Dr. than I had a hard
pain & the water broke. I sent Donna to get
daddy quick she went running down the
sidewalk yelling Jess at the top of her
[verso]
voice & he came running back & put me
to bed (carried me in the bdrm) dashed back
& called the Dr. who was out on a call.
He got here without his OB bag & baby
came at 8:20 - things happened didn’t they?
I had some linen thread & the Dr used
that to tie babys cord. He had no scales
with him but said baby weighed about
5 ½ lbs. Jess was to have his 2 days off
in a day or two but called up the Ha[??]
& they let him stay home then for 4 days
& nites and he’s been coming home nites
ever since. (He had to sleep on a ward
for the first 3 mo.) baby is doing fine
& is very good. He lets me sleep nites
except at feeding time. I really haven’t
written any letters since baby came. This
one to you is my 2nd. I have to wash his
clothes & take care of him & then you see
my grandmother got here two days after
he was born & is helping me. She
sure keeps things going. We are getting
some sewing done too. Guess I’d better
close & get supper- Lots of Love
Gladys, Donna, Bobbie Lee & Jess
[Envelope]
Mrs. M.L. Matson Zillah, Wash.
[envelope verso]
Mrs. J.L. Babcock. 836 Nelson-Sedro Woolley Wn